The case of the transposition of the São Francisco River, or the environmental practices and indigenist policy of leftist governments in Brazil

This article presents the results of research whose objective was to evaluate environmental and cultural impact work transposition São Francisco River, which began in 2007, on Indigenous peoples directly affected by construction their territories.We conducted dozens interviews with chiefs leaders Truká people, Cabrobó, state Pernambuco, Brazil, where waters river were removed for transposition. The discourses reveal that this does not only affect lands way life but confronts Truká’s cosmology representations they have about nature supernatural world always being close connection. From official developmental perspective, we raise alternatives presented those who rejected work: NGOs, social movements, (riverside fishermen). We understand context works great magnitude, within framework a political project has been unfolding Brazil over last decade. Finally, dismantle justifications need questions real motives led proposal megaproject despite popular resistance technical difficulties prevented its inauguration.